Abbey Bach Festival

6 pm Church concert

Ron Selka, clarinet, and Alon Goldstein, piano

• Johannes Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
  Adagio from Concerto in D minor BWV 1059R
• Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971)
  3 pieces for solo clarinet
• Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)
  Wie Melodien Zieht es Mir op. 105 No. 1
  Auf dem Kirchhofe op. 105 No. 4
• Francis Poulenc (1899-1963)
  Sonata for clarinet and piano (1962)
  1. Allegro tristamente
  2. Romanza
  3. Allegro con fuoco

8 pm Feature concert

Goldstein performs two Mozart Concertos
Artistic director Alon Goldstein is joined by the renowned Fine Arts Quartet to play two Mozart Concertos, the rarely performed 18 and the exquisite 22 in a program that begins with a very popular Johannes Sebastian Bach’s Partita no. 2

• Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
  Partita no. 2 in C minor, BWV 826
  I. Sinfonia
  II. Allemande
  III. Courante
  IV. Sarabande
  V. Rondeau
  VI. Capriccio
• Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)
  Piano concerto no. 18 in B-flat major, K.456
  I. Allegro vivace
  II. Andante
  III. Allegro vivace

INTERMISSION

• W.A. Mozart
  Piano concerto no. 22 in E-flat major, K. 482
  I. Allegro
  II. Andante
  III. Allegro

6 pm Church concert

In Mulieribus
… women’s vocal ensemble specializing in works written before 1750 and championing new repertoire by women composers and for women’s voices.

Hildegard von Bingen (1098-1179)
O viridissima virga (ca. 1151)

Ivan Moody (b. 1964)
O quam mirabilis est (2006)

Joanne Metcalf (b. 1958)
Shining Light (2009)

Jennifer Higdon (b. 1963)
A Quiet Moment (1999) 

Alexander Campkin (b. 1984)
I Saw Eternity (2010) 

Cecilia McDowall (b. 1951)
Regina Caeli (2004)

attrib. Leonora D’Este (1515 – 1575)
Haec dies (1543)

8 pm Feature concert

Selka and the Fine Arts Quartet perform the Mozart Clarinet Quintet

Ron Selka, principal clarinetist of the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, joins the gold-plated Fine Arts Quartet in the Mozart’s famous Clarinet Quintet in a program that begins with a Philip Glass String Quartet and ends with Felix Mendelssohn’s String Quartet no. 3

Philip Glass (1937-)
String Quartet no. 2 (Company)

I. =96
II. = 160
III. = 96
IV. = 160

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)
Clarinet Quintet in A major, K. 581

1. Allegro
2. Larghetto
3. Menuetto
4. Allegretto con variazioni

INTERMISSION

Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847)
String Quartet No. 3 in D major, Op. 44, No. 1

Molto allegro vivace
Menuetto: Un poco Allegretto
Andante espressivo ma con moto
Presto con brio

6 pm Church concert
James Welch, organ
[Program information to come.]

8 pm Feature concert

Guy Mintus Trio invites you on a journey through Bach – Beethoven – Gershwin & Mintus
An adventurous musical evening that merges classical and jazz

Selections from:

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
Prelude in C major, BWV 846

Frédéric Chopin (1810-1849)
Waltz in D-flat major (Minute Waltz) Op. 64, No. 1

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)
Piano Sonata No. 8 (Sonata Pathétique) in C minor, Op. 13

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)
Concerto no. 21, 2nd movement

George Gershwin (1898-1937)
Someone to Watch Over Me

G. Gershwin
Summertime

Neomi Shemer (1930-2004)
Ani Gitara

Guy Mintus
Little Spell

G. Mintus
Lev

G. Mintus
Our Journey Together

Join us for the premiere of the Abbey Bach Festival Children’s Concert!

Artistic Director Alon Goldstein and jazz performer Guy Mintus and the Guy Mintus Trio will present a short concert developed especially for children and youth. Following the concert, children will have the opportunity to meet and talk with the musicians. Snacks will be offered.

Alon Goldstein – pianist
Guy Mintus Trio – piano, drums, bass

• 10:30 am – Children’s concert
• 11 am – Meet the musicians and their instruments
• 11:30 am – Enjoy a snack with the musicians

Tickets:
$10 each (adults and children 6 years and up)
$30 family pass (any combination of 3 or more tickets, intended for families)

Please note: Children and youth under age 18 must be accompanied by an adult.